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the rules are going to be set by huge buyers of food, new producers of food, environment issues, and diet. those are the four things that i would say. >> another question right here. >> thank you very much, secretary, for a very interesting chat this morning. i'm a counselor for agriculture and i mention it is a bit of a question, i suppose. [inaudible] >> it seems to an outside observer that there is a somewhat schizophrenic nature as to why they look at this policy. we are talking about the push to buy local. and yet we also had a huge push from the administration to increase exports as well. wanting us to buy this and the rest of the world. and looking at that in the way that the policy is at this interest for other countries to understand and i'm interested in any thoughts you have in that area. >> i don't think that it should be too difficult for you. i understand. we will do as i say and not as i do, every country wants it both ways, they want to protect their producers, produces much, not necessarily have to buy as much unless we desperately need a we have an open markets wher
the rules are going to be set by huge buyers of food, new producers of food, environment issues, and diet. those are the four things that i would say. >> another question right here. >> thank you very much, secretary, for a very interesting chat this morning. i'm a counselor for agriculture and i mention it is a bit of a question, i suppose. [inaudible] >> it seems to an outside observer that there is a somewhat schizophrenic nature as to why they look at this policy. we are...
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yes coal is harmful to the environment, children, the oceans, the climate. therefore we can switch because we know what the combination of energy conservation and renewable energy we could go totally renewable nfs. period of time. so carbon emissions are just a band-aid on a gaping wound. they weren't going to do any good anyhow. we need to get off of coal and other fossil fuels and onto renewables. >> moderator: represented enyart. enyart: thank you jack. i want to backup to student loans purchase among the 92 . out that state representative bost voted against the community college act which would have provided grants to graduates of those committee colleges who had a 3.0 average or better to attend the state university here in the state of illinois. i think folks need to ask mr. bost why he voted against that act to provide students with scholarships attend state schools. going on to your question. promise is performance. i promise when i ran for election and today i serve as the cochair of the congressional coal caucus. it's very unusual for a freshman le
yes coal is harmful to the environment, children, the oceans, the climate. therefore we can switch because we know what the combination of energy conservation and renewable energy we could go totally renewable nfs. period of time. so carbon emissions are just a band-aid on a gaping wound. they weren't going to do any good anyhow. we need to get off of coal and other fossil fuels and onto renewables. >> moderator: represented enyart. enyart: thank you jack. i want to backup to student...
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especially higher education is critical to making a country abundant in terms of human productivity, social environment of the country. so a major issue for us is making sure we have financial aid for students so we can bring everybody under the spectrum to the university of illinois. >> the annual budget for the university of illinois, $2 billion. endowments you get about $2.8 billion and alumni bringing in $108,000. >> i think the -- most of that loan with the lower interest rates. that is very important for students to get more interest on the loan so when they get out of here and have a lot of debt on their head, we're very proud on our campus that a ledefault rate, and also the loan on our students when they get out is lower than the national medium. there is a role to really make every impact on students, their families, and the future of the country as a whole to be able to produce and give lower interest rates for students to partake of higher education. which is a bedrock of a democratic society. >> you have 19 to 1 student to faculty ratio, 150 under grad majors. 84% of students there are tak
especially higher education is critical to making a country abundant in terms of human productivity, social environment of the country. so a major issue for us is making sure we have financial aid for students so we can bring everybody under the spectrum to the university of illinois. >> the annual budget for the university of illinois, $2 billion. endowments you get about $2.8 billion and alumni bringing in $108,000. >> i think the -- most of that loan with the lower interest...
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but it is also essential to maintaining the environment in which we all live. it's responsible for recycling things like water, carbon, nutrients throughout our planet, throughout the ecosystem - "system" is an important word - so that we have air to breathe, water to drink. and it is home to literally millions of species. protecting our ocean is also a great necessity for global food security, given that more than 3 billion people - 50 percent of the people on this planet - in every corner of the world depend on fish as a significant source of protein. the connection between a healthy ocean and life itself for every single person on earth cannot be overstated. and we will hear from scientists who will talk about that relationship in the course of the next hours and days. the fact is we as human beings share nothing so completely as the ocean that covers nearly three quarters of our planet. and i remember the first time i really grasped that notion. it was in the early 1970s when the first color pictures of earth from space were released, the famous blue marble
but it is also essential to maintaining the environment in which we all live. it's responsible for recycling things like water, carbon, nutrients throughout our planet, throughout the ecosystem - "system" is an important word - so that we have air to breathe, water to drink. and it is home to literally millions of species. protecting our ocean is also a great necessity for global food security, given that more than 3 billion people - 50 percent of the people on this planet - in every...
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not only is a good for environment, it's good for economy which is to depend on a clean environment in this district. i also support having flood insurance protection for the southern region you were referring to. i think that the next representative for this district must advocate on behalf of our economy and how we're going to great jobs. we do that by cleaning up the environment and again returned of water levels. i support that, the 2014 plan. i think it's where we should have in the future. i joined cart when owens and supporting the plan. funiciello: i personally don't have the scientific opinion about which is the correct way of addressing the water levels on the saint lawrence but i believe we need to respect the opinion of people who live and work in the region. there's a similar issue going on in the northern part of the district with a rooftop highway. there are a number of federal ideas that become state ideas. you can use public money, to participate in what often can become a boondoggle. because this is an environmental issue on top of everything else we interject the id
not only is a good for environment, it's good for economy which is to depend on a clean environment in this district. i also support having flood insurance protection for the southern region you were referring to. i think that the next representative for this district must advocate on behalf of our economy and how we're going to great jobs. we do that by cleaning up the environment and again returned of water levels. i support that, the 2014 plan. i think it's where we should have in the...
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heightened responsibility so we feel it's the best possible environment to waive the rule without having excess utilization. those tests are fairly new and we're anxious to wear going to evaluate them closely and when we have data to share we would be happy to share them with this committee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> we will move to two to one questions we can ask the questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for testifying this morning, both of you. on this issue, and staying with the questions that my predecessors year have just posed, i think a lot can be pulled out of some of the information we get from our subcommittee staff that summarizes the issues with hearing today. let me read if i can from it because i think it crystallizes on the midnight will worry are. for fiscal year 2014 cms maintains 751 diagnostic related group is building codes for inpatient hospital payment. the outpatient payment system is focused on current procedural terminology, or cpt codes, that are maintained i the american medical association. the cpt codes map to ambulatory payment classification
heightened responsibility so we feel it's the best possible environment to waive the rule without having excess utilization. those tests are fairly new and we're anxious to wear going to evaluate them closely and when we have data to share we would be happy to share them with this committee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> we will move to two to one questions we can ask the questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for testifying this morning, both of you. on this issue,...
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it increases employment, improves our environment. it gives us peaceful cooperation with the rest of the people of the world and has a more equitable distribution of wealth right here at home. i would ask that people vote for their dreams are not their fears. i would ask that you vote for your hopes in nicely. i would ask that you would vote green. >> that is beyond our first congressional debate of the 2014th general election. i'd like to think the candidates. representative mike bost of murfreesboro, challenger paula bradshaw of carbondale and bill enyart of belleville. how about all of the candidates. [applause] >> moderator: we also want to thank our panelists, molly parker, jennifer fullerton dfa radio in the belleville news democrat. and closer to the paul simon public policy institute in southern illinois university, jackson county league of women voters, staff of the cultures civic center as well as the belleville news democrat and partners to southern illinois in. our second and final broadcast debate will be on wednesday, oc
it increases employment, improves our environment. it gives us peaceful cooperation with the rest of the people of the world and has a more equitable distribution of wealth right here at home. i would ask that people vote for their dreams are not their fears. i would ask that you vote for your hopes in nicely. i would ask that you would vote green. >> that is beyond our first congressional debate of the 2014th general election. i'd like to think the candidates. representative mike bost of...
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so this is an international environment. we always say that our students can do study abroad, illinois students can do study abroad on campus. we are very proud that we have a global reputation. >> and i apologize, mr. adesida. we have to leave it there. >>> on the next washington journal, look at the role that president obama has played in this year's midterm elections. then the state of manufacturing in the u.s., we'll talk with american alliance for manufacturing president scott paul. washington journal begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on cspan. >> the 2015 student cam video competition is under way. students can submit a five-minute documentary on -- affected you and your community, there's 200 cash prizes for students and teachers total 200,000. for a list of how to get started, go to student cam.org. >> up next a discussion on how civilians are impacted by war. we'll hear from anti-war activists and scholars hosted by the university of colorado international affairs conference. we'll also hear from a woman who was take
so this is an international environment. we always say that our students can do study abroad, illinois students can do study abroad on campus. we are very proud that we have a global reputation. >> and i apologize, mr. adesida. we have to leave it there. >>> on the next washington journal, look at the role that president obama has played in this year's midterm elections. then the state of manufacturing in the u.s., we'll talk with american alliance for manufacturing president...
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the environment is an area where it looks like they have changed. have the institutions to deal with environmental issues the way we do. they don't have a strong, you know, protection with regulations that can be enforced. the approach that the administration is using is making the environmental protection, clean air and clean water, an important part of the way the of valuing officials. -- they would go through their litany of what they had done with their gdp. job creations. now, in addition to that, they are all talking about the environment. if they believe that is going to impact their career, it is going to be a very important part of their performance. it will make a big difference. >> did they have measurable targets like reducing particulates? >> that is not clear. that is clearly something that needs to be done. -- i am frankly encouraged. i don't believe it is rhetoric. to do this if it is going to keep its credibility. >> you have been working a lot on the environment. talk about something that convinces you this is more than just press
the environment is an area where it looks like they have changed. have the institutions to deal with environmental issues the way we do. they don't have a strong, you know, protection with regulations that can be enforced. the approach that the administration is using is making the environmental protection, clean air and clean water, an important part of the way the of valuing officials. -- they would go through their litany of what they had done with their gdp. job creations. now, in addition...
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-- in our educationaching environment, we have the gold standard. two seasons ago we added an online educational module that is age-specific in nature, which also contains critical safety information including concussion education. veryials obviously play a important part and how our game is made safe as welcomed and they receive regular evaluation and education electronically in our video clips and also access to our national reporting system which tracks penalties to help us understand and assess behavior trends. when annual e-mail posters to every ice facility in the country to help deliver our messaging and over the years that poster has focused on topics like concussion prevention, concussion education, laying rules, and disease, and our heads up don't check program. we have adapted the rules to the game on an ongoing basis for mouthguard and held issues to rules aimed at limiting dangerous behavior. another recent modification in usa hockey game in june of 2011 when our board voted to change the allowable age for body checking games from the p
-- in our educationaching environment, we have the gold standard. two seasons ago we added an online educational module that is age-specific in nature, which also contains critical safety information including concussion education. veryials obviously play a important part and how our game is made safe as welcomed and they receive regular evaluation and education electronically in our video clips and also access to our national reporting system which tracks penalties to help us understand and...
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i care about the environment. we want to make sure that we can continue to export and increase the export. and i think it's a balance. so i want to say dr. ebbinger, i read findings and report which finds of lifting the ban on crude oil would boost u.s. economic growth and put downward pressure on oil prices. and larry summers also called for lifting the ban. the department of commerce has granted licenses during the past year to a few oil companies to export relatively small amounts of ultra light crude as mr. green mentioned and i believe it comes from shale plays. so please correct me if i'm wrong. so therefore, increased production of condesate would mean more fracking, would it not? >> it would. yes, it would. >> among the companies exporting condesate are pioneer natural. which shale plays are they getting the condensate from, do we know? >> the eagle ford, texas. >> okay. screeria -- nigeria. -
i care about the environment. we want to make sure that we can continue to export and increase the export. and i think it's a balance. so i want to say dr. ebbinger, i read findings and report which finds of lifting the ban on crude oil would boost u.s. economic growth and put downward pressure on oil prices. and larry summers also called for lifting the ban. the department of commerce has granted licenses during the past year to a few oil companies to export relatively small amounts of ultra...
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. >> you talked about the environment of tension in and high emotion and a domestic violence seen. is it as dangerous even to vote a trained, armed law enforcement officer? what does that say about the environment for the victim to a record. >> and naturally, i think we talk about their share of violence and domestic violence calls. the numbers are real. the law enforcement officers that are murdered each year responding to these types of calls, they are inherently dangerous. we are armed and trained handle situations. where normally stepping in the situations. >> how would you respond to dr. malcolm suggesting that adding yet another fireman to the question would make this a safe from situations for either the victim were officers? >> suggestion that the victim should arm themselves. >> yes. >> i share with you a story of victim's gun was removed from our by the abuser and she was murdered with there own weapon. let me give you a little bit of history. by jill has about 876 prisoners. we birchen ten -- boat and 10,000 citizens. every one of those arrests leaves behind victim's. ty
. >> you talked about the environment of tension in and high emotion and a domestic violence seen. is it as dangerous even to vote a trained, armed law enforcement officer? what does that say about the environment for the victim to a record. >> and naturally, i think we talk about their share of violence and domestic violence calls. the numbers are real. the law enforcement officers that are murdered each year responding to these types of calls, they are inherently dangerous. we are...
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those of us that have worked with the military, we know a training environment is an environment of learning. we know if you make mistakes that is ok because you learn and do better. eventually you go on and you are tested or evaluated. that is where the rubber meets the road. in this environment, those elements have come together in a way which i don't think has turned out to be healthy. what i mean by that is although a standard is 90%, they are still driven to score 100% all the time, and this is because their commanders are using these test scores to be a top differentiator if not the sole differentiator on who gets promoted. i believe that a very terrible irony in this whole situation is that they didn't cheat to pass. they cheated because they felt driven to get 100%. getting 90% or 95 are sent was considered -- or 95% was considered failure in their eyes. i think this is not a healthy environment. i think we need to reload at how we do these test, and we need to move toward a full person context, not just look at test scores. my third observation comes back to accountability. we talke
those of us that have worked with the military, we know a training environment is an environment of learning. we know if you make mistakes that is ok because you learn and do better. eventually you go on and you are tested or evaluated. that is where the rubber meets the road. in this environment, those elements have come together in a way which i don't think has turned out to be healthy. what i mean by that is although a standard is 90%, they are still driven to score 100% all the time, and...
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and now in addition to doing that, they are all talking about the environment. and if they believe that's going to impact their career, what they do, and it's going to be a very unborn part of the performance evaluation. i think that will make a big difference. >> do they have measurable targets like particulate? >> that isn't clear, the extent to which that, but that is clergy something that needs to be done. and i think that, i am frankly encouraged because i don't believe it's rhetoric. the party needs to do this if it's going to keep its they are doing a lot of things. there is no doubt they are serious about it. >> one of the things you mentioned and it came up this partyg is the role of the which has changed some. talk a little bit how the role of the party is compared to the last couple. >> the party has always been predominant in china. americans -- because when we talk about thinking thee chinese may be in the back of our minds. they are trying to create a system like we have. atwhen they look market-based reforms, these are reforms that are good for ch
and now in addition to doing that, they are all talking about the environment. and if they believe that's going to impact their career, what they do, and it's going to be a very unborn part of the performance evaluation. i think that will make a big difference. >> do they have measurable targets like particulate? >> that isn't clear, the extent to which that, but that is clergy something that needs to be done. and i think that, i am frankly encouraged because i don't believe it's...
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that's hard, and it's hard to do in a budget environment that it's decreasing, not increasing. we have enjoyed relatively s steady increases in funding over the course of the last decade.ls they sacrifice in many case ny their lives, but they became fundamentally different individuals, and i think about them all the time. in and as we move into the future,e constantly thinking to myself, what is it we need to do to e remain relevant to those men and women in uniform, whether they're working in an embassy -- and we're here to try to help make a difference in all of those scenarios.methese that is nothing to apologize for.e is and when we do it, we always remember we obey the rule of law, and we're accountable to the citizens of this nation.zeno and everyf review that we have had to date has come back and said, hey, look, you can argue, is the law correct? you can argue, is the policy what we need to be doing?ack a but nobody has come back and said, nsa has failed to follow the law or nsa has failed to meet its obligations in ensuring that we protect the information we collect in
that's hard, and it's hard to do in a budget environment that it's decreasing, not increasing. we have enjoyed relatively s steady increases in funding over the course of the last decade.ls they sacrifice in many case ny their lives, but they became fundamentally different individuals, and i think about them all the time. in and as we move into the future,e constantly thinking to myself, what is it we need to do to e remain relevant to those men and women in uniform, whether they're working in...
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government has done a phenomenal job of creating such a positive environment. a lot of people don't remember the cause, but in the late 70's when the government changes regulation, pension funds could invest. there has been a misuse of those regulations, unintended consequences, capital gains, personally, i think, absolutely ridiculous because just of the logic does not data. i think the government has done a tremendous amount of incentive prospective costs. we keep coming back to it. there is is that talent. talent is two things, capital and talent. there is ton of capital, and a shortage of talent. offs. >> at think the challenge, with all due respect to our capitalistic system, the governmental institutions create scale impact. i do not complemented. in the net could you pick your discipline. you have to excel or die, and that was it. >> even though we get to our full-scale we will still be in the tens of thousands, not bonds of thousands of real the employable people, although i think hopefully we will have impact beyond that. would say that when you talk a
government has done a phenomenal job of creating such a positive environment. a lot of people don't remember the cause, but in the late 70's when the government changes regulation, pension funds could invest. there has been a misuse of those regulations, unintended consequences, capital gains, personally, i think, absolutely ridiculous because just of the logic does not data. i think the government has done a tremendous amount of incentive prospective costs. we keep coming back to it. there is...
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this unwavering acceptance of this doctrine provides an environment that although should rise together. we understood that the vision without action is just an illusion. we set about with four -- fundamental beliefs regarding our future. first we believe every mississippi and should have the opportunity to be gainfully employed right here at home. second, every mississippi and should have the opportunity to learn from the best educational system we can offer. third, we believe every mississippi and must -- deserve to be born into a mature two-parent family and finally we believe that every mississippi and should leave that his or her tax dollars are being put to proper use. i believed then as i do tonight that these four goals achieved together will create a mississippi of limitless opportunity. let us see how the plan has worked thus far. i have often said we can make mississippi the most job friendly state in america. when a mississippi and has a job it changes everything. a mississippi and with the job is less likely to need public assistance and more likely to contribute taxes to t
this unwavering acceptance of this doctrine provides an environment that although should rise together. we understood that the vision without action is just an illusion. we set about with four -- fundamental beliefs regarding our future. first we believe every mississippi and should have the opportunity to be gainfully employed right here at home. second, every mississippi and should have the opportunity to learn from the best educational system we can offer. third, we believe every mississippi...
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in a prison environment, and i would hope that everyone understand that it is all about order. and if we don't have order, we cannot provide programs. we're constantly looking down institutions. since the hearing in 2012, we have restricted housing population reduction by 25 perce percent. we have gone from 13.5 percent to 6.5 percent. so reductions are occurring. we are only interested in placing people in restrictive housing when there is justification. we have 20,000 gang members in our system. they are watching this hearing. they are watching our testimony very, very closely for the reason being if they see we will lower standards and not hold the individuals accountable, it puts the staff and inmates at risk. and this is why i mentioned in my oral statement, we are looking at staff being injured and harmed but our staff is putting their lives on the line to protect the american public. and we have inmates within the population who are being harmed by these individuals who have no respect, i mean no respect for other's when it comes to their safety. we cannot afford, at any
in a prison environment, and i would hope that everyone understand that it is all about order. and if we don't have order, we cannot provide programs. we're constantly looking down institutions. since the hearing in 2012, we have restricted housing population reduction by 25 perce percent. we have gone from 13.5 percent to 6.5 percent. so reductions are occurring. we are only interested in placing people in restrictive housing when there is justification. we have 20,000 gang members in our...
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we are a low regulatory environment. i agree with what everybody is saying. we are competing globally today. we are prepared to do that and willing to compete against adding other state. that competition helps all of us get better. >> you don't think people understand today that we are competing globally? >> i can go to the smallest town in nebraska and they know their products are being exported to china, japan, europe. they understand at least in our state. >> you mentioned the export story you are seeing. >> i think people understand it and there is a need for helping our young people understand where the jobs will be, then helping them develop the pathways to get their. it's not just what we are teaching, but what is the demand for different subjects in schools, and how do we help our young people through career and college readiness and competency-based learning, understand the today's manufacturing is not your grandfather's manufacturing, and understanding where the markets are. also really understanding that in addition to technical skills, they're goi
we are a low regulatory environment. i agree with what everybody is saying. we are competing globally today. we are prepared to do that and willing to compete against adding other state. that competition helps all of us get better. >> you don't think people understand today that we are competing globally? >> i can go to the smallest town in nebraska and they know their products are being exported to china, japan, europe. they understand at least in our state. >> you mentioned...
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that would be different depending on what environment. it would have to think and work to come up with a good way to make ccs economically viable. when thinking about this, there is one way that could make ccs work economically which is already touched upon today that you are putting co2 into the old oilfield service you get more than was originally expected from the oilfield. so, by producing more oil, that makes more economic sense. however, so that is a very good technology that makes it economically viable. but the issue is only going to work where the left picture is the location of the oil fields for the co2 and then the right picture is the distribution of stationary sources representing the co2 in missions forces. they do not match each other. where it works there are so many creators that it doesn't work. so, that's why we have to continue to work to come up with other ways to utilize the co2 from the carbon capture or maybe some other way to make sure that it makes economic sense. it's one of the few areas that it works well. th
that would be different depending on what environment. it would have to think and work to come up with a good way to make ccs economically viable. when thinking about this, there is one way that could make ccs work economically which is already touched upon today that you are putting co2 into the old oilfield service you get more than was originally expected from the oilfield. so, by producing more oil, that makes more economic sense. however, so that is a very good technology that makes it...
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and a powerful wealthy, a political interest which has created this great environment, including in the economics profession reaching to congress. is there much that we can do about this aside from some sort of big movement from below? is science enough to persuade those who want to be persuaded along the basis of all this evidence that spends a little money on poor folks is not a bad idea even from their point of view. >> we will let you take that idea. we want to talk about methods. >> so i -- the point you raise is really important. you know, i think it's really interesting. within the economics profession i think it's a little more politically homogenous. some of the other social science professions. at think that's one reason, you know, research like this came out of the department's that was open-minded and critical, mission evergreen and umass amherst. i think there is more political diversity and people seeing interpreting things to a different light. it's like it was really get from a scientific perspective. you have people who question received wisdom and ready to put -- criti
and a powerful wealthy, a political interest which has created this great environment, including in the economics profession reaching to congress. is there much that we can do about this aside from some sort of big movement from below? is science enough to persuade those who want to be persuaded along the basis of all this evidence that spends a little money on poor folks is not a bad idea even from their point of view. >> we will let you take that idea. we want to talk about methods....
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i joined the safe climate caucus because i believe in leaving a safer environment for future generations, which is essential. that's why i'm here today to voice my support for commonsense legislation that will end unnecessary exemptions that protect the oil and gas industry from basic regulations and extend protections for our families and communities in all areas that affect global warming, but we want to talk about fracturing. i would like to first yield to a colleague of mine who is not only a great colleague of mine from the state of wisconsin, my home state, but someone who is a great poet in her own right and think we are going to be informed a little. i would like to yield to representative moore from the state of wisconsin. ms. moore: thank you so much for yielding the time, mr. pocan and this is just a little short diddy and i'm very concerned as a person who lives in an inner city environment, i have become intensely aware of how environmental injustice affects the health and safety of our communities. so i just want to talk a little bit about fracking this evening. as we frack
i joined the safe climate caucus because i believe in leaving a safer environment for future generations, which is essential. that's why i'm here today to voice my support for commonsense legislation that will end unnecessary exemptions that protect the oil and gas industry from basic regulations and extend protections for our families and communities in all areas that affect global warming, but we want to talk about fracturing. i would like to first yield to a colleague of mine who is not only...
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i think you know how much i believe in south dakota's common-sense regulatory environment. i don't like overregulation. there is, however, a vital role for government to play in protecting consumers. the division of insurance will bring four bills to address the deficiencies in our current regulatory landscape. this is the year to get these bills passed and i hope you will join me in supporting them. beyond protecting consumers, a government that serves the public in an open, efficient and accessible way that is important to us all these principles of openness, efficiency and accessibility underpin the greater government initiative and i began three years ago. unless there is a clear compelling reason government information should be open and accessible since i took office there has been considerably more information on line. every economic development grant is listed on line. restaurant inspections are now on line, the department of environment and natural resources has put all gas and water drilling information online. we released the invitation list from the governor and
i think you know how much i believe in south dakota's common-sense regulatory environment. i don't like overregulation. there is, however, a vital role for government to play in protecting consumers. the division of insurance will bring four bills to address the deficiencies in our current regulatory landscape. this is the year to get these bills passed and i hope you will join me in supporting them. beyond protecting consumers, a government that serves the public in an open, efficient and...
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but it's hard to comb through all that data to make a determination of what part of the environment is impacted by a particular thread and then what should you be doing associated with that and so we recognize that and so some of you may be familiar with a couple of protocols. one is essentially html and allows you to essentially tag the threat information and what part of the government is being affected. the other part is called taxing and it is essentially what it sounds like it is the method by which the information can go from a to b. to the financial institution and the financial institution has tagged their information appropriately. essentially it can read from a computer computer to computer the threat information. that's something which is a significant initiative within the financial services industry. it's going to migrate to others as well and it's become the standard and i think that it makes sense for that to be the one standard that you were talking about earlier. from machine to machine so that we can spend more te doing the analytics and the mitigation and what par
but it's hard to comb through all that data to make a determination of what part of the environment is impacted by a particular thread and then what should you be doing associated with that and so we recognize that and so some of you may be familiar with a couple of protocols. one is essentially html and allows you to essentially tag the threat information and what part of the government is being affected. the other part is called taxing and it is essentially what it sounds like it is the...
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corporation is helping businesses come along in the right direction protecting our environment. through the economic development corporation there, they are partnering with our department of natural resources for our -- program selection. program, we are basically able to tell our job creators that all the mitigation has been done and all the hoops have been jump through. permits are there. come on in and start your business. one of the reasons we attract businesses to wisconsin is --ause of our national natural resources. we made news for several weeks a couple weeks: we have the deep freeze. you could walk across lake superior to witness the ice caves. they had needlelike icicle structures that were fabulous. saw in the national news. 15,000 inland lakes. michigan coast and the mississippi river coast. we can say, coast to coast, we just meet in wisconsin. forne who depends on water shipping or making their products find a happy home in wisconsin. the global freshwater research center is in milwaukee, wisconsin. our university of wisconsin, milwaukee, is leading the way. we ar
corporation is helping businesses come along in the right direction protecting our environment. through the economic development corporation there, they are partnering with our department of natural resources for our -- program selection. program, we are basically able to tell our job creators that all the mitigation has been done and all the hoops have been jump through. permits are there. come on in and start your business. one of the reasons we attract businesses to wisconsin is --ause of...
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but, you know, that's not the normal political environment of today. but he has applied and he has received it and he can work now and he coming you know, it is something that a lot of immigrants it just makes a complete difference in their lives. but it's still in legal limbo. if we don't get comprehensive immigration reform, we don't know what is going to lead to. it's sort of creating ibb did well create a second-class sort of community here in the united states because there are people who will not be able to have the path to citizenship and they will be stuck in limbo forever. that's not necessarily the type of environment that we want to create. i flew in from germany last night and they had in their immigration law there are actually a lot of people who cannot ever have a path to citizenship to be and if that's something we want to create here we are going to see that with some people in the audience we will have the same issue here that we see in certain communities and in europe with sort of an underclass of people who are living segregated in
but, you know, that's not the normal political environment of today. but he has applied and he has received it and he can work now and he coming you know, it is something that a lot of immigrants it just makes a complete difference in their lives. but it's still in legal limbo. if we don't get comprehensive immigration reform, we don't know what is going to lead to. it's sort of creating ibb did well create a second-class sort of community here in the united states because there are people who...
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[applause] protection of our environment from invasive species must be a top priority. we are experiencing a biological crisis and deadly threat to our isolated ecosystem. natural resources and economy. a multitude of invaders such as the fire and that can blind animals, the cocoanut rhinoceroses and parasites attacking coffee crops to illustrate the seriousness of this issue. the work of the interagency hawaii invasive species was tasked with combating this. your legislative initiatives imposing of the $5 million to meet operating costs of invasive species. this session, my administrative package will include an administrative assess the strategy to include clean energy development, local food production, natural resource management, waste reduction, smart grove and housing for the working middle-class. this includes funding to support watershed protection, farming infrastructure, invasive species management, clean waste recycling, a transportation planning, and creating jobs associated. early in my remarks -- [applause] thank you. early in my remarks i commented on th
[applause] protection of our environment from invasive species must be a top priority. we are experiencing a biological crisis and deadly threat to our isolated ecosystem. natural resources and economy. a multitude of invaders such as the fire and that can blind animals, the cocoanut rhinoceroses and parasites attacking coffee crops to illustrate the seriousness of this issue. the work of the interagency hawaii invasive species was tasked with combating this. your legislative initiatives...
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it's also my understanding that the environment and public works committee draft map-21 reauthorization but which then you are missing by not yet come is going to include a pretty significant emphasis on freight. again, recognizing that there's a connection between transportation infrastructure and those export aspects of the economy. but at the same time as we heard a lot of discussion here in terms of regulation, it's one thing to say we've got the infrastructure, it's another thing to let it be built. we see these fights in the pacific northwest over export facilities for coal, where those who don't want to see the united states producing coal are trying to stop its movement as a strategy. and also the regulations over the construction of lng facilities, or other products. so it really is a hand in hand peace. and eye gouging enclosing because we need to vacate this room so that we can turn it over for lunch. i think this panel has been a great emphasis on the need to not only have a strategy and a plan and to come up with the financing and execution, but to look at the regulatory en
it's also my understanding that the environment and public works committee draft map-21 reauthorization but which then you are missing by not yet come is going to include a pretty significant emphasis on freight. again, recognizing that there's a connection between transportation infrastructure and those export aspects of the economy. but at the same time as we heard a lot of discussion here in terms of regulation, it's one thing to say we've got the infrastructure, it's another thing to let it...
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return back to that is the single most important reason that i do in my position to help create that environment and generally by tax policy and regulatory policies which in turn make for a skilled workforce and translate into that skilled workforce. those are the four pillars if you will of what has happened in texas and i think it works or it would work in any other place. even california or new york as i say that that's the most important thing that we do. here's the reason i say that. you cannot have better health care delivery. you can have better transportation infrastructure, you can have better or more effective schools if you don't first have the resources. i don't think you can have thoughtful impact for foreign policy unless you have the economics back the economics back home to be able to drive that. so from my perspective that goes across-the-board. whatever is the chief executive where we may find yourself if you don't help create that bond of economic viability and strengthened then you are not going to be as influential. i don't think your people are going to be as happy in that
return back to that is the single most important reason that i do in my position to help create that environment and generally by tax policy and regulatory policies which in turn make for a skilled workforce and translate into that skilled workforce. those are the four pillars if you will of what has happened in texas and i think it works or it would work in any other place. even california or new york as i say that that's the most important thing that we do. here's the reason i say that. you...
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do you find the fund raising environment more challenging in washington than in chicago? and what is your central pitch to prospective toe nors? [laughter] -- donors? you have a big audience. [laughter] >> sign on the dotted line. first of all, every city likes to think that it's easier to raise money somewhere else. [laughter] so in chicago they said, oh, it must have been so much easier to raise money in seattle because of all those high-tech people and all that new wealth, and in seattle they said, oh, you come from los angeles, and it's so large -- every city says the same. and washington says the same, oh, chicago, they're so philanthropic. and they are. and so is washington d.c. and every city is, ultimately, very philanthropic to the degree that they can give. in the case of the kennedy center, we actually reach across the country and around the world which gives us a really great opportunity. because of our international programming and the reach of our performances. the most important pitch is the one i just gave you, i believe, which is that art is for life's sa
do you find the fund raising environment more challenging in washington than in chicago? and what is your central pitch to prospective toe nors? [laughter] -- donors? you have a big audience. [laughter] >> sign on the dotted line. first of all, every city likes to think that it's easier to raise money somewhere else. [laughter] so in chicago they said, oh, it must have been so much easier to raise money in seattle because of all those high-tech people and all that new wealth, and in...
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i think on the environment that we will have to wait and see. .. the best companies in china and the u.s. which is, i go through manufacturing plants. i don't see a lot of workers. i zero bottom ticks and -- robotics and technology. to get to your question, we need technological advances. it is driving productivity but in almost every industry i look at whether it is architecture, whether it's engineering, whether it is almost any, any business, technology and manufacturing is destroying jobs. so we as a u.s. need i think to really focus on this and focus on having proper training programs, et cetera but what i, what i say to people in the u.s., i think first and most importantly, we need to fix our own economy. you know that is going to be the key to our relations with china and everything else. everything starts with our own economic strength and there are things we need to do to become competitive and we can tick all these things off and there's, there's, a good number of them. then the other thing i would say to a u.s. worker, we should be figh
i think on the environment that we will have to wait and see. .. the best companies in china and the u.s. which is, i go through manufacturing plants. i don't see a lot of workers. i zero bottom ticks and -- robotics and technology. to get to your question, we need technological advances. it is driving productivity but in almost every industry i look at whether it is architecture, whether it's engineering, whether it is almost any, any business, technology and manufacturing is destroying jobs....
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i think that where we can financially and based on the urban environment or the environment where we're building, we do try to buy larger sites. and we actually make a deliberate effort. and this was not always done with the standard embassy design. we site the building in such a way that we know where a later annex will go. for years, maybe forever, it will be a lawn. but we know in advance how we might use that space so that it gives us that flexibility. the other thing that we've done under the excellence initiative, and i think this is something that is meaningful and reduces costs in the long term. so we're looking at things like using raised floors, using demountable par tigs, making sure that infrastructure is sized in a way that within a given envelope you could have a significant increase in staff with very little cost. that wasn't true with the older model. again, i think the standard embassy design taught us a lot. but i think we can improve on it. we can improve on it in meaningful ways that give us more flexibility for the long-term. and i think -- >> right. mr. green, as y
i think that where we can financially and based on the urban environment or the environment where we're building, we do try to buy larger sites. and we actually make a deliberate effort. and this was not always done with the standard embassy design. we site the building in such a way that we know where a later annex will go. for years, maybe forever, it will be a lawn. but we know in advance how we might use that space so that it gives us that flexibility. the other thing that we've done under...
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job on top of that tonight communications, and integrated environments. how do you go from centralized command to distributor control? you control the forces that you doe in the field and decentralized execution to meet the commander's intent and stay inside the decision live of your potential adversary because you cannot operate faster than he can. in theairmen that exists pacific theater, they are the greatest asset this nation has. they will dazzle you everyday. one job and life is to make sure they're taking care of. to make sure they are durham and their families are taking care ken care of, and so are their families. our ability to engage, training exercises, subject matter exchanges, our ability to do all of those things. combat capability is hard so how do you do that? sure that theke dollar you spend that gives you the most capability because you may not have another dollar to spend. today i believe that we have more mission than we have money, medicare, or time -- manpower or time. our ability to focus our efforts to get the most out of everythi
job on top of that tonight communications, and integrated environments. how do you go from centralized command to distributor control? you control the forces that you doe in the field and decentralized execution to meet the commander's intent and stay inside the decision live of your potential adversary because you cannot operate faster than he can. in theairmen that exists pacific theater, they are the greatest asset this nation has. they will dazzle you everyday. one job and life is to make...
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the kochs choose to put our environment at risk. why? because it makes them richer and more affluent. they're making billions of dollars, and in so doing are significantly damaging our environment. a "new york times" article recently highlighted the kochs' attempt to fight renewable energy, even in state legislatures. it became so pronounced that the "new york times" wrote an editorial criticizing these two wealthy, wealthy men. as states promote solar and wind energy by offering incentives to renewable energy companies, the koch brothers see how it will affect their bottom line. they don't like it. they want to continue their coal operations, their diesel fuel operations, their spewing of chemicals all over america because they can make more money. as renewable energy grows and becomes more efficient, and it is, oil and coal become a smaller piece of the pie. that's a fact. and that just won't cut it for charles and david because it affects their bottom line. how unfortunate for the world that the koch brothers trash this beautiful plan
the kochs choose to put our environment at risk. why? because it makes them richer and more affluent. they're making billions of dollars, and in so doing are significantly damaging our environment. a "new york times" article recently highlighted the kochs' attempt to fight renewable energy, even in state legislatures. it became so pronounced that the "new york times" wrote an editorial criticizing these two wealthy, wealthy men. as states promote solar and wind energy by...
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we also continue to protect our environment. 98 percent of our state's community water systems meet or exceed the national primary drinking water standards. that is the same. we are one of only seven states in the nation that meet all air quality standards. we can be thankful that south dakota is lower suffering from drought. a year ago at this time 100 percent of the state was in drought conditions, and 97 percent of that was severe drought. today only 4 percent of the state is classified as abnormally dry, not even draw level. and none of the state is even classified allies. we have been raided on the top five states in the nation for our high credit scores will one of the best case in which to retire in for volunteerism. it should be no surprise that an analysis last year of those posted on the internet shows up to cut loose smile more than people in any other state. and as see you smile. there you go. and of course i am very proud of the decisions we have made about our state finances. restructured and balance our budget without using any financial gimmicks. we conservatively estim
we also continue to protect our environment. 98 percent of our state's community water systems meet or exceed the national primary drinking water standards. that is the same. we are one of only seven states in the nation that meet all air quality standards. we can be thankful that south dakota is lower suffering from drought. a year ago at this time 100 percent of the state was in drought conditions, and 97 percent of that was severe drought. today only 4 percent of the state is classified as...
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understand why we recess in august when it's hot here because we would fit right in with the rest of the environment in the month of august. the approval ratings for congress are lower than they've ever been since the gallup organization started taking polls, and it would appear to me there's good reason for that. i have great respect for the chairman and the other members of this body. their work i admire. i don't admire, though, how much time it takes for this congress to move forward. another day, another hearing, another conversation, another headline, all of that while another veteran waits and another veteran waits and another veteran waits. my motion to instruct doesn't touch top side or bottom the rest of the senate bill. my motion to instruct talks about one particular provision of the senate bill and that one particular provision deals with additional space, additional leases for additional facilities. it doesn't talk about choice ards or private pay or the rates or any of those other things which are crucial and important. my motion just deals with this issue that i talked about earlier w
understand why we recess in august when it's hot here because we would fit right in with the rest of the environment in the month of august. the approval ratings for congress are lower than they've ever been since the gallup organization started taking polls, and it would appear to me there's good reason for that. i have great respect for the chairman and the other members of this body. their work i admire. i don't admire, though, how much time it takes for this congress to move forward....
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in a prison environment -- and i would hope that everyone understands -- it's all about order. and if we do not have order, we cannot provide programs. we're constantly locking down our institutions. since the hearing in 2012, we have reduced our restrictive housing population by over 25%. within the last year, we have gone from 13.5% to 6.5%. so the reductions are occurring. we are only interested in placing individuals in restrictive housing when there is a legitimate reason and justification. with our system being so large, we have over 20,000 gang members in our system. they are watching this hearing. they're watching our testimony very, very closely for the reason being if they see that we will lower our standards, we will not hold individuals accountable, it puts our staff at risk, it puts other inmates at risk and this is why i mentioned in my oral statement, that not only are we looking at staff being injured and harmed, our staff are putting their lives on the line every single second of this day to protect the american public. but we're also having inmates within the
in a prison environment -- and i would hope that everyone understands -- it's all about order. and if we do not have order, we cannot provide programs. we're constantly locking down our institutions. since the hearing in 2012, we have reduced our restrictive housing population by over 25%. within the last year, we have gone from 13.5% to 6.5%. so the reductions are occurring. we are only interested in placing individuals in restrictive housing when there is a legitimate reason and...
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clean water and we make that we protect our environment. that's what i would do and again, i think that he a contrast between the approach this governor is taking to this issue. corbitt. or >> i totally disagree with him on the approach we've taken. have taken a very, very orceful approach to the protection of the environment. and just recently you may have een different fines we've imposed on major companies for making spills and making there.s out shale pass the legislation act 13 we created the toughest laws in the nation it comes to the development of natural gas in the united states. e had other states and countries come and see exactly what we d the men and woman who dep have been out there conducting basis the inspections. when necessary we've been imposing the fines that is fines. y to get the learned in recent weeks dozens of people on your watch forwarded hundreds of sexually explicit e-mails. account for that climate existing in a law despite nt agencies your explicit policy against such stkpheupbg do you believe thoseformation o
clean water and we make that we protect our environment. that's what i would do and again, i think that he a contrast between the approach this governor is taking to this issue. corbitt. or >> i totally disagree with him on the approach we've taken. have taken a very, very orceful approach to the protection of the environment. and just recently you may have een different fines we've imposed on major companies for making spills and making there.s out shale pass the legislation act 13 we...
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>> employers have a stable environment. employees do not have a lot of turnover. .hey work with you be public exchanges are relatively new. i still think they're going through a shakeout period. you will still see volatility and rates because of that. it is hard to say what those rate increases reflect. do they reflect the true underlying cost or the jockeying in the market to understand the risk that health plans are getting and how do they price that risk? of years ofuple experience to get under our belt before we can understand the pricing in the public exchanges and how you would compare that to the employers. i have a question about spousal coverage. you mentioned there might be a surcharge for spouses where they can get coverage on their own. of sayingresult dependent coverage does not includes thousands for a large and poor -- include spouses for large employers? a spouse has coverage through their employer, it is really an incentive to get coverage through your employer and not through the company -- through your sp
>> employers have a stable environment. employees do not have a lot of turnover. .hey work with you be public exchanges are relatively new. i still think they're going through a shakeout period. you will still see volatility and rates because of that. it is hard to say what those rate increases reflect. do they reflect the true underlying cost or the jockeying in the market to understand the risk that health plans are getting and how do they price that risk? of years ofuple experience to...
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all of that has helped create a substantially cleaner environment in the state of texas versus this last week the announcement by the president of the united states that we are going to move away from colon that was a huge economic impact on this country. to say that we are going to take that out of the mix based on what i would consider to be science is not settled yet on the issue of co2. calling co2 a pollutant is doing a disservice to the country. i think it's doing a disservice to the world and if the president is surely committed to run all of the above energy policy like he said he was really be opening up the xl pipeline. we would be opening up federal lands to exploration whether it's raw or rare earth minerals or oil and gas and i happen to think that there is a role for the federal government to play but it is not in setting policies that are going to kill jobs in this country and clearly that is his intention. i am substantially short-term i am substantially more concerned about iran changing the temperature then i am some 50 year down the road that could be played by the env
all of that has helped create a substantially cleaner environment in the state of texas versus this last week the announcement by the president of the united states that we are going to move away from colon that was a huge economic impact on this country. to say that we are going to take that out of the mix based on what i would consider to be science is not settled yet on the issue of co2. calling co2 a pollutant is doing a disservice to the country. i think it's doing a disservice to the...